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Final Exam Review

Total questions: 72

Worksheet time: 36mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This man made feature allows the flooding of the Nile River to be controlled.

a)

Aswan Dam

b)

Suez Canal

c)

Delta

d)

Aquifers

2.

This waterway creates a more direct route from Europe and Northern Africa to Asia.

a)

Aswan Dam

b)

Suez Canal

c)

Nile River

d)

Indian Ocean

3.

This physical feature allowed Ancient Egypt to be a very successful society.

a)

Atlas Mountains

b)

Suez Canal

c)

Sahara Desert

d)

Nile River

4.

These are people who move from place to place.

a)

Aquifers

b)

Pharaohs

c)

Nomads

d)

Caliphs

5.

Underground layers of rock where water collects:

a)

Delta

b)

Aquifer

c)

Canals

d)

Hieroglyphics

6.

These were the leaders of ancient Egypt and thought of as gods.

a)

Nomads

b)

Pharaohs

c)

Prime Ministers

d)

Emporers

7.

The writing system of ancient Egypt.

a)

Hieroglyphics

b)

Greek

c)

Roman

d)

Arabic

8.

This type of religion believes in only one god.

a)

Monotheism

b)

Polytheism

c)

Hinduism

d)

Communism

9.

Islam spread throughout Northern Africa because:

a)

The printing press was invented

b)

Muhammad was from Egypt

c)

Islamic empires took over Northern Africa

d)

The Roman empire practiced the religion of Islam.

10.

This is an important leader in the Islamic faith.

a)

Caliph

b)

Pharaoh

c)

Nomads

d)

Emperor

11.

What was the "Scramble for Africa"?

a)

When Africa colonized the rest of the world.

b)

The triangular trade between Africa, Europe, and the New World

c)

The creating of new infrastructure projects in Africa.

d)

European Colonization of Africa

12.

This occured in the Middle East and Northern Africa when people revolted against dictatorships in the region.

a)

Colonization

b)

Scramble for Africa

c)

Arab Spring

d)

Industrialization

13.

What country controlled Egypt until 1922?

a)

Great Britain

b)

France

c)

United States

d)

Soviet Union

14.

What has occured to the economies of Northern Africa in recent years?

a)

Focused just on oil

b)

Diversified their businesses.

c)

Are all European owned.

d)

Thrived under the rule of dictators

15.

How has the population of Northern Africa changed in recent years?

a)

There is a higher percentage of people over 60

b)

There is a higher percentage of children

c)

There has been a sharp population decline.

d)

There has been no population changes

16.

This describes the amount of people who can read in a region.

a)

Occupation Rate

b)

Industrial Rate

c)

Literacy Rate

d)

Optimism Rate

17.

Until recently, most countries in Northern Africa had a ___________ type of government.

a)

Democractic

b)

Free Market

c)

Republican

d)

Dictatorship

18.

This document describe the structure and powers of a government.

a)

Amendments

b)

Peace Treaty

c)

Constitution

d)

Tariffs

19.

Egypt signed a peace treaty with ________ which caused a controversy in the region.

a)

United States

b)

Israel

c)

Jordan

d)

Iraq

20.

A series of large valleys and depressions in East Africa.

a)

Nile River

b)

Great Rift Vally

c)

Mt.Kilimanjaro

d)

Plateau of Tibet

21.

The Great Rift Valley was formed by:

a)

People

b)

Animals

c)

Nile River

d)

Plate Tectonics

22.

This is the longest river in Africa.

a)

Nile River

b)

Amazon River

c)

Kilimanjaro River

d)

Cairo River

23.

This is the process of fertile land turning into desert.

a)

Plate Tectonics

b)

Agricutlure

c)

Deforestation

d)

Desertification

24.

Which of the following are factors that influence climate?

a)

Location on Earth

b)

Elevation

c)

Proximity to water

d)

All of the above

25.

Why was Africa important for European/Asian Trade?

a)

Traders would stop at port cities to re-supply.

b)

Traders used African money.

c)

They created alliances for trade wars.

d)

They helped colonize the Americas.

26.

This was the first European country to colonize Africa.

a)

Germany

b)

England

c)

Portugal

d)

Spain

27.

This term describes when a country increases its power and influence over a region.

a)

Imperialism

b)

Monotheism

c)

Desertficiation

d)

Dictatorship

28.

Which of the following describe the impact European colonization had on Africa?

a)

Europe took many African Resources

b)

There was a great deal of violence between Europeans and Africans

c)

There was tension between groups because of how Europeans created borders.

d)

All of these answers

29.

This is a person who leaves their country because of war or famine.

a)

Refugee

b)

Nomad

c)

Clan

d)

Imperialist

30.

What religions are present in Africa today.

a)

Traditional African Religions

b)

Islam

c)

Christianity

d)

All of the above.

31.

What is a clan?

a)

A group of people who share an ancestor.

b)

A political organization

c)

People who are pastoralists

d)

a group of farmers

32.

This term describes when people grow enough food to feed themselves and their families.

a)

Desertification

b)

Pastoralism

c)

Subsistence Agriculture

d)

Nomadic Lifestyle

33.

A geographically or politically unique part of a larger continent.

a)

Subcontinent

b)

Raj

c)

Alluvial Plain

d)

Boycott

34.

Area of fertile soil deposited by floodwaters:

a)

Raj

b)

Reincarnation

c)

Irrigation

d)

Alluvial Plain

35.

Places were rivers deposit soil at the mouth of a river.

a)

Monsoon

b)

Irrigation

c)

Delta

d)

Outsourcing

36.

The system in India which broke people into social classes.

a)

Caste System

b)

Raj

c)

Imperialism

d)

Boycott

37.

The British imperialists rule of India.

a)

Vadas

b)

Dalit

c)

Allied Powers

d)

Raj

38.

A series of Agricultural advances that lead to better irrigation, fertilizers, and high yielding crops.

a)

Green Revolution

b)

Industrial Revolution

c)

French Revolution

d)

Cottage Industries

39.

The act of refusing to buy a product.

a)

Outsourcing

b)

Importing

c)

Exporting

d)

Boycott

40.

An act of non-violent resistance.

a)

Civil Disobedience

b)

Reincarnation

c)

Raj

d)

Green Revolution

41.

This is a term that means the spread of atomic weapons.

a)

Cold War

b)

Partition

c)

Nuclear Proliferation

d)

Colonialism

42.

This is the most common religion in India.

a)

Christianity

b)

Hinduism

c)

Islam

d)

Judaism

43.

This is the most common religion in Pakistan.

a)

Islam

b)

Hinduism

c)

Christianity

d)

Judaism

44.

India and Pakistan separated because:

a)

India wanted to stay under British rule

b)

They had religious differences

c)

They started the Cold War

d)

Nuclear Proliferation

45.

This is when a company hires an outside company or individual for work, often from a foreign country.

a)

Exporting

b)

Outsourcing

c)

Importing

d)

Proliferation

46.

This was a 4,000 mile trade route.

a)

Shogun

b)

Silk Road

c)

Sphere of influence

d)

Samurai

47.

Landowning Warriors in Japan.

a)

Silk Road

b)

Samurai

c)

Dynasty

d)

Sphere of Influence

48.

Line of rulers from a single family.

a)

Sphere of Influence

b)

Shogun

c)

Samurai

d)

Dynasty

49.

Military leader in early Japan.

a)

Shogun

b)

Dynastly

c)

General

d)

King

50.

What kept most invaders out of China?

a)

Natural Barriers

b)

Warriors

c)

The Silk Road

d)

Shogun

51.

Why did Japan isolate their country from all foreigners in the 1600s?

a)

They wanted to weed out rebels

b)

They thought Europeans would ally with China

c)

They feared Europeans would take over Japan.

d)

They did not want to help foreigners profit.

52.

What was the purpose of Mao Zedong's Great Leap Forward?

a)

Increase industrial output

b)

create state-owned farms

c)

increase number of teachers

d)

slow the growth of China's population

53.

China's population decrease in the mid-1900s

a)

False

b)

True

54.

What caused the sand dunes along the North Sea

a)

Earthquakes

b)

Deposits from the Ice Age

c)

They are man made

d)

Volcanoes

55.

The English channel separates England and ____.

a)

Germany

b)

France

c)

Russia

d)

Egypt

56.

Another name for the middle Ages is:

a)

Bronze Age

b)

Scientific Age

c)

Medieval Age

d)

A basque

57.

The north Sea is home to what natural resources?

a)

Oil and Natural Gas

b)

Timber and Oil

c)

Gold and Natural Gas

d)

Fish and Iron Ore

58.

This person was a german monk who spoke against many of the practices of the Catholic Church

a)

Napoleon Bonaparte

b)

Martin Luther

c)

King William III

d)

Mao Zedong

59.

Who was Napoleon Bonaparte:

a)

A Catholic Monk

b)

A explorer who went to the Americas

c)

A French General who conquered most of Europe

d)

A British King who conquered France

60.

Which of the following bodies of water lies along the British Coase?

a)

Pacifice Ocean

b)

Hudson Bay

c)

Red Sea

d)

North Sea

61.

What has caused the sand dunes along the North Sea?

a)

the sand piled up over time.

b)

the water pushed the sand, forming a dune.

c)

deposits left during the last Ice Age.

d)

deposits of soil with sand piled on them.

62.

What two countries does the English Channel separate?

a)

England and Finland

b)

England and France

c)

France and the Netherlands

d)

France and Belgium

63.

The North Sea is home to what natural resources?

a)

oil and coal

b)

natural gas and minerals

c)

oil and minerals

d)

oil and natural gas

64.

What is another name for the Middle Ages?

a)

Medieval Age

b)

Miniscule Age

c)

Minus Age

d)

Mercury Times

65.

Who was Martin Luther?

a)

A German priest responsible for the Catholic Reformation.

b)

A German scientist who brought about the enlightenment.

c)

A German astronaut from the 1800s.

d)

A German priest responsible for the Protestant Reformation.

66.

Who was Napoleon Bonaparte?

a)

A French general who conquered much of Africa.

b)

A French general who conquered much of Europe.

c)

An African general who conquered Russia.

d)

A general of the U.S. army during WWII.

67.

What body of water lies along Britain’s Coast?

a)

The Anglo Sea

b)

The South Sea

c)

The Black Sea

d)

The North Sea

68.

Why is the North European Plain good for farming?

a)

They contain grubs.

b)

They contain humus.

c)

They have many honey bees.

d)

They contain a mixture of oil and garbanzo beans.

69.

What did the Romans build to transport water to cities and towns?

a)

humus

b)

basques

c)

aqueducts

d)

estuaries

70.

Germany had to pay back reparations from World War I, which lead to World War II.

a)

True

b)

False

c)

Ture

d)

Fasle

71.

There was never an actual war during the Cold War.

a)

False

b)

Fasle

c)

Ture

d)

True

72.

For more than 40 years the Soviet Union and the U.S. had an ongoing conflict that was called the Cold War.

a)

False

b)

True

c)

Ture

d)

Fasle

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